229 Parks And Tavern - McKinley Park

Had a very wonderful dinner. We were sad to hear they are closing. Great presentation and surprising flavors.

Wonderful craft food with deep rich flavors. Staff are exceptional and food is outstanding.

It's a nice place to stop by and eat. They have a small Starbucks inside not much variety in there though. The waffle fries were soo good! Would definitely recommend stopping by Vegetarian options: They had plenty vegan options Kid-friendliness: Yes Parking: Parking is ample Wheelchair accessibility: Yes Service: Dine in Meal type: Lunch Price per person: $10–20

Ugh. I really wanted to like this place after everyone raved about it in the reviews. Due to covid, they were only doing take out. We ordered the mushroom toast, scallop soup, octopus pasta dish, and the tenderloin. Mushroom toast: not put together, nothing holding it Together. Scallop soup: probably the best dish we ordered, but they need to either rethink their dishes if doing takeout, or invest in better take out vessels. We got the soup broth in a coffee cup and the scallops, potatoes and greens in a side plate. A little hard to eat cohesively as takeout…. Octopus dish was tasty and had potential, the sauce/broth (again served in a coffee cup) was SO salty I could only have a spoonful. The steak was cooked well, but again was very salty. I had hoped the desserts would be as good as they looked, the cupcake was dry, key lime pie tart was ok, and the fresh berry tart was also just okay. I know covid has been really hard on the restaurant and service industry, and maybe the usual chef was out or something but just way too salty to finish, so not worth $180 for 2 people.

Excellent hospitality. Couldn't get reservation on Thursday night but was able to get one for Friday thanks to the hostess. We were sat down exactly at the reservation time and food was good. Desserts were even better.